Artwork requirements

Since many of our items are custom made, using designs that you may have created, we thought it might be useful to have some guidelines to follow when creating the artwork.

File Size

In most cases we can take a photo, and add wording to create an image for your products. This can only happen if the photo has enough resolution. The minimum resolution we can use is 150 dpi.. We prefer to use 300 dip. Now if you look at an image and see that its 12” x 18” at 72 dpi, never fear. We can increase the DPI, when we resize the image. I know this may sound like French to some people, so I would recommend sending us the image and we can tell you if it will work. For those that understand “French”, please read on 😊

Images should be submitted in the size needed for your product. There are instances where we can add a border, or extend a grassy area to make the image large enough for your product. If not, further designing will be needed. 

File Types

We prefer to us .psd files from Photoshop, but they can be quite large. We can use just about any image that Photo Shop can open, like .jpg, .pdf, and more. If your questioning, please call!

Color Preparation and Matching

We do NOT guarantee color matching. When images are printed, the colors may not match the screen. Take a moment to consider the nature of the problem. Every device (computer, phone, television) will display colors differently. Just look at the same picture on a bunch of TV’s.  You will quickly notice that not all of the screens display the image the same way. In addition, the colors that you can see are much greater in number than the colors that we can print. 

But don’t be worried! If you’re doing a photograph, the color variation should be so minimal that you would have to inspect the different areas to see any change. Remember, it might not look bad, just different. Keep in mind, we do not do color corrections. However, if we see something that looks totally out of sorts, we will call you to discuss the issue. 

Image size

When you create an image for print, we do recommend not adding important information right at the edge. There are cases where items, such as dash plaques, that are hand cut, will lose a small portion of the border. Therefore, we recommend keeping wording and such at least 3/16” away from the edges. Try to allow for a bleed.

Please don’t feel overwhelmed by all of this information. Just remember, we’re here to help! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us! 320-233-7487 We look forward to helping you!